Chapter 1 Hao Ren's Unexpected Encounter

Hao Ren looked at the bearded man in surprise, feeling that things were developing a bit beyond his expectations. This devout believer from another world, who worshipped the Radiant Goddess of Creation, actually proposed to meet the top dog of this universe. Was this going to develop into a religious issue or a diplomatic one?

Actually, to be honest, Hao Ren had considered letting the bearded man and the others meet Raven 12345 at some point. After all, it was the "rule" of his rented house: when a new person joined, they had to report to God, right?

But because of the special identities of the bearded man and his companions, he had never dared to bring it up openly. He was really unsure of what role Raven 12345, this certified goddess, would play in the minds of these guys who firmly believed in the Goddess of Creation. And whether Raven 12345, as a goddess, could tolerate a group of mortals who firmly believed in a different god. Of course, the second question didn't seem to be much of a concern. Hao Ren had never met a guy more open-minded than Raven 12345 in his life. That older sister was so open-minded that she was almost a vegetable...

"What? Is there a problem?" The bearded man looked at Hao Ren quietly, his face expressionless. "Oh, I understand. Gods are not to be seen just because one wants to."

"It's not that," Hao Ren felt his scalp tingle as he looked at these "heretics." He never thought he would encounter such a thing in his life. "These days, you can easily stir up a criminal case by wearing a KFC uniform and running around in McDonald's. Do you think it's okay for you to meet another goddess? I'll state it in advance, although I don't intend to offend your faith, the goddess above me has a license to work..."

The bearded man's face finally twitched, but then he smiled indifferently: "It doesn't matter. Our faith in the Goddess of Creation will not be transferred by external things. We are just curious about what the other god you speak of is like, and even more curious about her opinion of us."

Hao Ren had no choice but to nod. "Okay, you are smart people, you should know not to mess around. Let's try not to talk about faith and the issue of 'authenticity' later."

The four masters nodded repeatedly: "Of course, of course, we know."

Hao Ren and the bearded man were both wise, knowing that discussing "true god and false god" in this situation would only increase awkwardness. So they each shut their mouths and let the data terminal activate the portal to God's house.

In the moment when the white light lit up, Hao Ren felt that he had completed an unprecedented feat: leading a group of heretics to see God, and this sentence was a statement of fact.

The white light dissipated, and Raven 12345's magnificent villa appeared in front of the group. Hao Ren felt that he hadn't been here for some days. Seeing the familiar fountain and garden in front of him, he felt quite cordial. The four of the bearded man, however, stared in astonishment at the surrounding environment as soon as they opened their eyes. One of the usual pastimes of these religious people should be imagining what God's home looks like, but there were never many who had the opportunity to see it with their own eyes. Now that they had finally arrived at a place that was said to be the realm of gods, even with their composure, they couldn't help but look around like country bumpkins entering the city.

After looking around, the young monk muttered with some doubt: "It doesn't feel quite like I imagined it..."

"Well, not as...magnificent as I imagined," the young nun echoed. "Although this space looks very magical and the architecture is very beautiful, as a realm of gods...I feel it's a bit small."

Hao Ren smiled and explained to them: "Don't mind it, don't mind it. This place is actually just her temporary office. It is said that the headquarters is in a place called Shadow City, which is the realm of gods, much wider than here."

"Oh, that's understandable," the bearded man said knowingly, but still pointed to the villa in confusion, "But what is that hole for?"

Hao Ren looked up and immediately broke out in a sweat: the last time Raven 12345 drove a shuttle home and damaged the house, it had been repaired once, but at this time there was another big hole in the roof, with black smoke curling inside. God knows what that goddess was playing with again...

Just as Hao Ren was about to explain the situation to the bearded man and the others, the door of the villa suddenly opened automatically, and an energy being with a blue glow all over came out to greet them. Hao Ren heard from the other party's babbling hum that Raven 12345 already knew that guests were visiting and wanted the arcane servant to take them to see her.

"Let's go," Hao Ren waved to the bearded man and the others, "Let's go see our God here."

Under the guidance of the arcane servant, the group passed through a long corridor and an empty small reception room, and came to a magnificent round hall that Hao Ren had never seen before. This magnificent round hall was resplendent and magnificent, decorated with exquisite murals and mysterious reliefs that seemed to make people feel admiration and awe. Raven 12345 stood on a platform in the center of the round hall, facing a crystal barrier with a serious expression.

Before Hao Ren could speak, Raven 12345 waved her hand behind her, signaling him to be quiet for the time being.

Hao Ren looked at Raven's strange behavior, not knowing why. He had never seen this goddess so serious: her expression was solemn and majestic, and the whole "person" standing on the stage exuded a kind of inexplicable holiness and greatness. In addition, with the mysterious radiance lingering around her, Raven 12345 at this moment really had a goddess-like temperament. Hao Ren immediately felt that his God might have skipped work again. The unlucky guy in front of him was probably someone who had been pulled over to fill in, maybe it was Raven 23333...

But just as he thought about it, the holy goddess on the stage proved her identity with practical actions: she jumped down with a whoosh, and while stretching her arms and twisting her shoulders, she stretched her waist and shouted: "Oh my...that was really tiring...Yo, Hao Ren, you brought guests? Did you tell them that there's no food here?"

Hao Ren: "..."

The bearded man stared blankly at this scene, pointing at Raven 12345 for a long time without saying a word. The young nun held back for a long time before uttering a sentence: "This..."

"This is our God here. Don't look at me, I don't know why, this is the organization's arrangement," Hao Ren drooped his head, but he was familiar with Raven 12345's style of doing things, and quickly adjusted. He looked up at this goddess, "What were you doing just now? I thought you were going to ascend with that pose."

"The Varalaina civilization circle is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Church of Truth--I'm their main god, so I just showed up to say a few words to congratulate them on the New Year," Raven said these surreal things as if nothing had happened. "Those are a bunch of funny guys. Although they're close to me, their culture is very painful...I won't say anymore."

Hao Ren was stunned. He really didn't expect that Raven 12345 would actually have a serious sect among mortals: "Aren't you not interested in being a main god? And I remember you said that you don't preach at all."

"I don't preach, but that doesn't mean others don't believe," Raven 12345 smiled wryly and tugged at the corners of her mouth. "More than a hundred years ago, I helped them solve a little trouble. As a result, in a few years, they developed a cult of hundreds of billions of people for me, and they really figured out a prayer ceremony that can directly talk to me. This is like a phone number being leaked, making it impossible to guard against. I can't ignore them."

Hao Ren opened his mouth and stared blankly for a long time, not knowing how to evaluate this kind of thing: this had obviously exceeded the worldview of a normal earthling. As a human being, it was difficult for him to understand the mood of God when listening to prayers. Raven 12345 patiently explained to him: "Actually, prayers are like harassing messages. One of our mothers said it well. In most cases, mortal prayers are complaint calls. In addition to telling you that their life is not going well, they are also telling you what they want recently. Putting two pieces of meat on the table and burning two incense sticks, they want you to help them solve the problems of their work being unsatisfactory, their family being discordant, their harvest being bad, their wife returning to her mother's home, their children not going to school, and even their sow not giving birth. They really think that the gods usually do nothing but sit in the switchboard and answer phone calls, so I don't like to preach. Of course, the little brats of Varalaina are a little better. Most of the time when they pray, they sing to me, although that song hasn't been changed for a hundred years..."

The four of the bearded man stood like stone sculptures. This time they really became stone sculptures. Hao Ren estimated that the shock of this meeting was enough for them to be stunned until lunch. Helpless, he poked the bearded man's arm: "Come back to your senses."

The four masters woke up one after another. The young nun muttered thoughtfully: "So that's how gods look at 'prayers'..."

Hao Ren quickly corrected: "Don't take the one in front of you as a reference!"

"I saw your report," Raven 12345 looked at Hao Ren. "The things you found are very valuable. There are many things that I didn't have time to investigate. It seems that it was the right decision to give you this job. But let's talk about your affairs later, and take a look at these few first--"

After Raven finished speaking, she turned to look at the bearded man and the others:

"The goddess you believe in is a very interesting existence. I'm investigating her identity. Tell me about her."